Editing Raymond, Washington (section)

==History==
Raymond was incorporated on August 6, 1907. Raymond was named after L.V. Raymond,<ref>{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=257|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=241}}</ref> who was the first postmaster in Raymond.  In the early years, Raymond's business section was built on stilts five or six feet above the tidelands and sloughs that crisscrossed the site. Elevated sidewalks and streets connected most of the buildings. Raymond claimed a population of 6,000 in the year 1913 and had a reputation as a wild and wooly lumber mill town. City fathers resisted the unwanted reputation with promotions of Raymond as "The Empire City of Willapa Harbor" and "The City That Does Things". Lyricist [[Robert Wells (songwriter)|Robert Wells]], who wrote "[[The Christmas Song]]" with [[Mel Tormé]], was born in Raymond in 1922.<ref name =SHOF>{{cite web | url = http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/entry/C3110/5081 | title = Towering Song of 1998 | work = 1998 Award and Induction Ceremony | publisher = [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] | access-date = 2013-07-23}}</ref>
Raymond is the city where the grunge band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] played their first gig, on March 7, 1987.<ref>[[With the Lights Out#Track listing]]</ref>

Raymond saw an influx of cannabis manufacturing and agricultural jobs after the passing of [[Washington Initiative 502|Initiative 502]] in November 2012, which legalized the recreational use of [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]].  Raymond has embraced all aspects of this lucrative industry by welcoming many new start-up businesses including commercial marijuana grow operations, marijuana-infused goods manufacturing, as well as retail marijuana stores.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}}